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Real Sociedad de Fútbol, more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad ( ; Royal Society) in English, and Erreala or Reala in , is a Spanish professional in the city of Donostia / San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 September 1909. It plays its home matches at the .

Real Sociedad won the Liga title in 1980–81 and 1981–82, and finished runner-up in 1979–80, 1987–88, and 2002–03. The club has also won the Copa del Rey three times, in 1909, 1987, and 2020. It contests the against rivals . Real Sociedad was a founding member of in 1929; its longest spell in the top flight was for 40 seasons, from 1967 to 2007.

Traditionally the club followed a policy (similar to that of its rival Athletic) of signing only Basque players, before signing Republic of Ireland forward in 1989. While a strong Basque contingent has been retained among its players, nowadays both non-Basque Spaniards and foreign players are represented at the club. Its youth academy subsequent to the all-Basque era has still been very successful in developing internationally renowned players, such as World Cup winners and Antoine Griezmann. Athletic Bilbao v Real Sociedad: How La Real's trust in youth is paying off , Alex Bysouth, , 29 December 2020

The club has competed in the UEFA Champions League five times. Their first appearance was in the 1981–82 edition, where the club lost in the first round against . In the following season, the team reached the semifinals, only to lose narrowly against eventual winners . In the 2003–04 season, the club progressed to the round of 16 before losing to Lyon. In the 2013–14 season, the team finished 4th place in the group stage. Their most recent appearance was in the 2023-24 season, where they progressed to the round of 16, losing 4–1 over two legs to PSG.

Aside from football (including a women's team), Real Sociedad also has several sections in athletics, including track and field, , and .

History
Early history
Football was introduced to San Sebastián in the early 1900s by students and workers returning from . In 1904, they formed San Sebastián Recreation Club, the first football club in the city, and in 1905 the club competed in the Copa del Rey. In 1907, a conflict between the club's members caused the team to split with several players (such as and and Domingo Arrillaga) leaving to create a new team in 1908, the San Sebastian Football Club. This team applied to enter the 1909 Copa del Rey, but complications over registration permits saw them compete as Club Ciclista de San Sebastián. This team convincingly defeated the powerful 4–2 in the quarter-finals and then beat Club Español de Madrid 3–1 in the final. A notable figure of this team was George McGuinness, who netted 6 goals in the tournament including the opener in the final.

A few months after this victory, the players who had won the tournament founded the Sociedad de Futbol on 7 September 1909. Sociedad applied to enter the 1910 Copa del Rey, but once again had to compete under a different name, Vasconia de San Sebastián, and once again they reached the final (UECF), where they were beaten by Athletic (0–1). In the same year, King – who used San Sebastián as his – gave the club his patronage, where it subsequently became known as Real Sociedad de Fútbol. The first final the club played as Real Sociedad was in 1913, where needed three games to beat them. After a 15-year hiatus, Sociedad reached the 1928 final, which was remarkably similar to their previous one since Barcelona again needed three games to beat them at El Sardinero.

Real Sociedad was a founding member of in 1929. The team came fourth with Francisco "Paco" Bienzobas finishing as the top scorer. The team's name was changed to Donostia Club de Futbol in 1931 with the advent of the Second Spanish Republic, but changed back to Real Sociedad after the Spanish Civil War in 1939. The team has generally fluctuated between the Primera and Segunda divisions, in one period (during the 1940s) managing to be relegated and promoted seven times. Around that time, the sculptor was the team's goalkeeper until injury put a stop to his football career.

The success of the 1980s
The team finished as runners-up in La Liga for the first time in 1979–80, gaining 52 points compared to Real Madrid's 53, and 13 points clear of third-placed Sporting de Gijón. Real Sociedad won its first ever Primera División title at the end of the 1980–81 season, denying Real Madrid a fourth-consecutive title because although both clubs earned 45 points and Madrid had the superior goal difference Sociedad were better in the head-to-heads. This qualified La Real for the 1981–82 European Cup, where they were eliminated in the first round by CSKA Sofia of Bulgaria, who hosted and won the first leg 1–0. The second leg in Spain was a 0–0 draw.

The club retained the Liga title the following season, beating Barcelona by 47 points to 45, under the management of Alberto Ormaetxea. Forward Jesús María Satrústegui was the club's top scorer for 1980–81 with 16 goals. He scored 13 the following season as was the top scorer, with 14. The club reached the semi-finals of the 1982–83 European Cup, defeating Víkingur of Iceland, Celtic and Sporting Clube de Portugal before losing 3–2 on aggregate to eventual champions . Real Sociedad won the Supercopa de España at the beginning of the 1982–83 season, overturning a 1–0 defeat in the first leg to defeat Real Madrid 4–1 on aggregate.

On 11 March 1987, Real Sociedad set a record for most goals in a quarter-final of the Copa del Rey after defeating 10–1. In the semi-finals of the same tournament, it beat its 1–0 over two legs. On 27 June 1987, Real Sociedad won its first Copa del Rey title, defeating Atlético Madrid 4–2 on penalties after drawing 2–2. The match was held at in , . In the following season's Copa del Rey, Real Sociedad defeated Atlético Madrid again after defeating them in the quarter-finals. It then beat Real Madrid 5–0 on aggregate in the semi-finals, but lost 1–0 in the final to at Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabéu Stadium on 30 March 1988. In the 1987–88 La Liga, Real Sociedad were runners-up for the first time since its lost its title – with 51 points to Real Madrid's 62 – and three points clear of third-placed Atlético Madrid.

For many years, Real Sociedad followed the practice of its Basque rivals Athletic Bilbao of signing only Basque players. It abandoned the policy in 1989 when it signed Irish international from Liverpool. Aldridge scored 16 goals in his first season to be the club's top scorer, and fourth-highest scorer of the entire league as La Real finished fifth. In 1990, La Real signed an English striker, of Sheffield Wednesday, who therefore became the club's first black player. He scored 12 goals in his first season, second at the club only to Aldridge's 17. That was Aldridge's final season at La Real, and he left to play in the English 2nd tier at , while Atkinson left to join top-flight Aston Villa.

In 1997–98, Real Sociedad finished third, its best finish since being runners-up for the first time since 1988. Its total of 63 points was 11 less than champions Barcelona but just two less than runners-up Athletic Bilbao. The club finished higher in the table than Real Madrid due to a superior goal differential. Yugoslav striker Darko Kovačević scored 17 times that season, making him the fourth-highest scorer in the league. The third-place finish qualified La Real for the 1998–99 UEFA Cup, where it beat Sparta Prague and Dynamo Moscow before being knocked out in the third round by Atlético Madrid.

21st century
After finishing in 13th position for three consecutive seasons, Real Sociedad were runners-up in the 2002–03 La Liga, its best finish since 1988. Its tally of 76 points was only beaten by Real Madrid's 78, and La Real had four more points than third-placed Deportivo de La Coruña. The club was managed by Frenchman . La Real's strikeforce combined the Turkish striker with Yugoslav international Darko Kovačević. The two were third and fourth top scorer in the league respectively, with 23 and 20 goals. The team also included Dutch international goalkeeper Sander Westerveld and in midfield. Alonso was the winner of the 2003 Don Balón award for the best Spanish player in the league, while Kahveci was voted the best foreign player and Denoueix the best manager.

Key moments from that season came when Real Sociedad beat Real Madrid in April 4–2 at the . It kept first place in La Liga until the penultimate game of 38, when it lost 3–2 away to Celta de Vigo, while Real Madrid beat Atlético Madrid 4–0. This meant that Real Madrid secured first place two points clear of Real Sociedad for the last game, where La Real defeated Atlético Madrid 3–0 and Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao to win the title. The team qualified directly for the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League after finishing second; it was unbeaten at home, scored 71 goals in total and lost just six times.

Real Sociedad were placed in Group D of the 2003–04 Champions League with , Galatasaray and Olympiacos. The team won two matches, drew three and lost away to Juventus to finish second and advance to the last 16. It was knocked out after losing 1–0 in both games against Lyon, hosting the first game. The 2003–04 La Liga saw a dramatic decline in the club's performance, slipping to 15th out of 20. Their tally of 46 points was only five more than relegated .

On 9 September 2006, Real Sociedad played its 2,000th La Liga match. That same season, they were relegated from La Liga, finishing 19th and ended a 40-year streak there, their longest ever stay in the top flight. On 9 July 2007, former Welsh international and Fulham manager Chris Coleman was appointed as the new club coach, on the recommendation of former Real Sociedad manager , an important board member at the club. Coleman resigned on 16 January 2008.

In the 2012–13 season, Real Sociedad finished in fourth place and qualified for the 2013–14 Champions League for the first time since the 2003–04 season, but in the play-offs, this time. In the play-offs, the club defeated Lyon 2–0 in both legs to qualify for the group stage. Real Sociedad, however, did not make it out of the group, earning just one point. 2013–14 Uefa Champions league, Group A Uefa.com On 10 November 2014, Real Sociedad announced as the chosen manager to replace , who was sacked following a series of poor results. Moyes became the sixth British manager in the club's history, however he was sacked 9 November 2015 after falling to 16th in La Liga. Later that day, he was replaced by Eusebio Sacristán.

Sacristán signed an initial contract until 30 June 2017. His contract was renewed in 2017, but Sacristán was ultimately dismissed after a string of poor performances left that 15th in the table and drawn into a relegation battle. became the next head coach, having arrived from Leganés. He lasted only seven months before being dismissed, with the team also in 15th place, with only five wins in his seventeen league matches. Garitano was succeeded by reserve team manager and local boy on 26 December 2018. During his tenure, he oversaw an attacking style of play combining pace, precision, power, and exuberance.

In 2008, at Real Sociedad's annual general meeting, Iñaki Badiola, at the time the club's president, accused the preceding club management of buying doping substances. In 2013 Badiola gave an extended interview in which he accused José Luis Astiazarán's presidency of paying up to €300,000 to Eufemiano Fuentes to dope players on the team between 2001 and 2007. José Luis Astiazarán, who was Real Sociedad's president between 2001 and 2005, denied the claims.

Real Sociedad won its third Copa del Rey on 3 April 2021, the nearly year-long delayed 2020 Copa del Rey Final due to COVID-19, in a against Athletic Bilbao. In the 2022–23 season, the club finished fourth in La Liga to qualify to the next season's Champions League for the first time in ten years.

Stadium and facility
Real Sociedad plays home fixtures in the . The venue is owned by the San Sebastián Municipal Council.

Name and colours
The club's name means "Royal Society of Football" in . The club's name was changed to Donostia Club de Futbol in 1931 with the advent of the Second Spanish Republic, but changed back to Real Sociedad after the Spanish Civil War in 1939. The club is nicknamed in as Erreala or the txuri-urdin ("white-blue" due to the colours of their kit). The colours stem from the flag of San Sebastián: a blue canton on a white field.

Fanbase
The Spanish Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (Centre of Sociological Investigations) found out that of 2,473 adults interviewed in 49 provinces in 2007, 1.3% of the Spanish population have more of an affinity for Real Sociedad than any other club, and 1.5% have more of an affinity for La Real than any other club apart from their favourite.

In appreciation of the value of the supporters to the club – in the words of club president Jokin Aperribay, "The fans are the soul, the nourishment and the reason for Real Sociedad" – the players each wore the name of a randomly selected club member on their shirt for the match against in December 2012.

Honours
Domestic
League
    • Winners (2): 1980–81, 1981–82
  • Segunda División
    • Winners (3): 1948–49, 1966–67, 2009–10

Cup
  • Copa del Rey
    • Winners (3): 1909, 1986–87, 2019–20
  • Supercopa de España
    • Winners (1): 1982

Regional competition
  • Gipuzkoa Championship
    • Winners (6): 1918–19, 1922–23, 1924–25, 1926–27, 1928–29, 1932–33

Notes
Players
Current squad

Reserve team
Seasons
Recent seasons
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! Season ! Div. ! Pos. ! Pld ! W ! D ! L ! GF ! GA ! Pts !Cup !colspan=2Europe !Notes
2013–141D7th1159Semi-final|UCL|||Group stage||
2014–151D12th1446Round of 16|UEL|||Play-off round||
2015–161D9th1648Round of 32
2016–171D6th1264Quarter-final
2017–181D12th1749Round of 32|UEL|||Round of 32||
2018–191D9th1450Round of 16
2019–201D6th1456Winners
2020–211D5th1062Round of 16|UEL|||Round of 32||
2021–221D6th1062Quarter-finals|UEL|||Knockout round play-offs||
2022–231D4th971Quarter-finals|UEL|||Round of 16||
2023–241D6th1060Semi-final|UCL|||Round of 16||
2024–251D11th1846Semi-final|UEL|||Round of 16||

Season to season
  • As Real Sociedad de Foot-ball
{ class="wikitable"
192914th !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 16
1929–3017th !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 16
1930–3113rd !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 32
|valign="top" width=0%|
  • As Donostia Football Club
1931–3218th !style="background:#efefef;"Quarter-finals
1932–3316th !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 32
1933–3415th !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 16
1934–35111th !style="background:#efefef;"Fifth round
1935–3622ª6th !style="background:#efefef;"First round
|}
  • As Real Sociedad de Fútbol
{ class="wikitable"
1939–4022ª1st !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 16
1940–4122ª1st !style="background:#efefef;"Semi-finals
1941–42114th !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 16
1942–4322ª1st !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 16
1943–44113th !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 16
1944–4522ª4th !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 16
1945–4622ª6th !style="background:#efefef;"First round
1946–4722ª3rd !style="background:#efefef;"First round
1947–48113th !style="background:#efefef;"Semi-finals
1948–4922ª1st !style="background:#efefef;"Quarter-finals
1949–5018th !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 16
1950–5115th !style="background:#efefef;"Runners-up
1951–52110th !style="background:#efefef;"Quarter-finals
1952–53110th !style="background:#efefef;"Quarter-finals
1953–5419th !style="background:#efefef;"Quarter-finals
1954–55114th !style="background:#efefef;"Did not participate
1955–5618th !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 16
1956–57112th !style="background:#efefef;"Semi-finals
1957–5819th !style="background:#efefef;"Semi-finals
1958–59110th !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 32
| style="vertical-align:top;"|
1959–60114th !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 16
1960–6118th !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 16
1961–62115th !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 32
1962–6322ª4th !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 32
1963–6422ª6th !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 16
1964–6522ª4th !style="background:#efefef;"Semi-finals
1965–6622ª10th !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 32
1966–6722ª1st !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 32
1967–68114th !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 16
1968–6917th !style="background:#efefef;"Semi-finals
1969–7017th !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 16
1970–7118th !style="background:#efefef;"Quarter-finals
1971–7218th !style="background:#efefef;"Quarter-finals
1972–7317th !style="background:#efefef;"Fifth round
1973–7414th !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 16
1974–7514th !style="background:#efefef;"Quarter-finals
1975–7618th !style="background:#efefef;"Semi-finals
1976–7718th !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 16
1977–78111th !style="background:#efefef;"Semi-finals
1978–7914th !style="background:#efefef;"Fourth round
|}
{ class="wikitable"
1979–8012nd !style="background:#efefef;"Quarter-finals
1980–8111st !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 16
1981–8211st !style="background:#efefef;"Semi-finals
1982–8317th !style="background:#efefef;"Semi-finals
1983–8416th !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 16
1984–8517th !style="background:#efefef;"Quarter-finals
1985–8617th !style="background:#efefef;"Third round
1986–87110th !style="background:#FFEA64;"Winners
1987–8812nd !style="background:#efefef;"Runners-up
1988–89111th !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 16
1989–9015th !style="background:#efefef;"Quarter-finals
1990–91113th !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 16
1991–9215th !style="background:#efefef;"Fifth round
1992–93113th !style="background:#efefef;"Quarter-finals
1993–94111th !style="background:#efefef;"Fifth found
1994–95111th !style="background:#efefef;"Fourth round
1995–9617th !style="background:#efefef;"Second round
1996–9718th !style="background:#efefef;"Second round
1997–9813rd !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 16
1998–99110th !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 16
| style="vertical-align:top;"|
1999–2000113th !style="background:#efefef;"First round
2000–01113th !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 64
2001–02113th !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 64
2002–0312nd !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 64
2003–04115th !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 32
2004–05114th !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 32
2005–06116th !style="background:#efefef;"Third round
2006–07119th !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 32
2007–0822ª4th !style="background:#efefef;"Second round
2008–0922ª6th !style="background:#efefef;"Third round
2009–1022ª1st !style="background:#efefef;"Second round
2010–11115th !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 32
2011–12112th !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 16
2012–1314th !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 32
2013–1417th !style="background:#efefef;"Semi-finals
2014–15112th !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 16
2015–1619th !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 32
2016–1716th !style="background:#efefef;"Quarter-finals
2017–18112th !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 32
2018–1919th !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 16
|}
{ class="wikitable"
2019–2016th !style="background:#FFEA64;"Winners
2020–2115th !style="background:#efefef;"Round of 16
2021–2216th !style="background:#efefef;"Quarter-finals
2022–2314th !style="background:#efefef;"Quarter-finals
2023–2416th !style="background:#efefef;"Semi-finals
2024–25111th !style="background:#efefef;"Semi-finals
2025–261!style="background:#efefef;"TBD
|}
  • 79 seasons in
  • 16 seasons in Segunda División

History in European competitions
Overall record
Accurate as of 14 February 2024

(5)

(1)

(13)

Source: UEFA.com
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal Difference.

Coaching staff
Roberto Olabe

Felipe Sánchez Mateos
Xabier Ruiz Ocenda
David Casamichana
Iñigo Almandoz
Jose Rodriguez
Héctor Ibáñez
Imanol Ibarrondo
Jon Alemán
Miguel Díaz
José Luis Sánchez
Pablo Marañón
Ion Jabat
Xabi Valencia
Imanol Soroa
Iñaki Ayuela
Jon Igarzabal
Iñigo Murua
Natalia Ibáñez
Alain Gandiaga
Juantxo Trezet

Coaches
{ class="wikitable"
1918–23José Berraondo
1923–26
1926Luis Ortiz de Urbina
1926–30Benito Díaz
1930–35Harry Lowe
1939–41Gaspar Gurruchaga
1941–42Sebastián Silveti
Patxi Gamborena
1942–51Benito Díaz
1951–55José Ignacio Urbieta
1955–60
1960Joseba Elizondo
1960–62Baltasar Albéniz
1962Joseba Elizondo
1962–63Perico Torres
1963–64
1964–66Román Galarraga
1966–70
1970–70Angel Segurola
1970–72
1972–74
1974–76
1976–78José Antonio Irulegui
1978–85Alberto Ormaetxea
1 July 1985 – 8 May 1989
9 May 1989 – 14 January 1991

15 January 1991 – 30 June 1991
1 July 1991 – 21 November 1994
22 November 1994 – 27 November 1995
28 November 1995 – 30 June 1997
1 July 1997 – 25 October 1999
26 October 1999 – 23 October 2000
24 October 2000 – 21 December 2000Perico Alonso
22 December 2000 – 11 March 2002
12 March 2002 – 30 June 2002Roberto Olabe
1 July 2002 – 30 June 2004
1 July 2004 – 30 January 2006José María Amorrortu
31 January 2006 – 23 March 2006Gonzalo Arconada
23 March 2006 – 26 October 2006José Mari Bakero
26 October 2006 – 30 June 2007Miguel Ángel Lotina
1 July 2007 – 16 January 2008Chris Coleman
15 January 2008 – 2 April 2008José Ramón Eizmendi
3 April 2008 – 30 June 2009Juanma Lillo
1 July 2009 – 30 June 2011Martín Lasarte
1 July 2011 – 30 June 2013Philippe Montanier
1 July 2013 – 3 November 2014
10 November 2014 – 9 November 2015
9 November 2015 – 19 March 2018Eusebio
19 March 2018 – 24 May 2018
24 May 2018 – 26 December 2018
26 December 2018 – 24 May 2025
24 May 2025 – present
|}

Player statistics
Most appearances
599
589
588
551
529
495
474
469
442
427

Top scorers
162
129
127
115
114
107
107
100
91
84

Notable former players
Note: this list includes players that have appeared in at least 100 league games or have reached international status.

Presidents
 { class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
1909–1912Adolfo Sáenz
1912–1915Enrique Pardiñas
1915–1917Antonio Vega de Seoane
1917–1918Xabier Peña
1918–1919
1919–1921Camilo Rodríguez
1921–1922José Gaytán de Ayala
1922–1924Ramón Machimbarrena
1924–1927Antonio Vega de Seoane
1927–1929Luis Pradera
|width="30"|  |valign="top"|
1929–1930Vicente Prado
1930–1932Florentino Azqueta
1932–1935Javier Peña
1935–1937José María Gaztaminza
1937–1942Francisco Molíns
1942–1945
1945–1954Felipe de Arteche
1954–1956José María Gaztaminza
1956–1960Emilio de Zulueta
1960–1962Agustín Ciriza
|width="30"|  |valign="top"|
1962–1967Antonio Vega de Seoane
1967–1983José Luis Orbegozo
1983–1992Iñaki Alkiza
1992–2001
2001–2005José Luis Astiazarán
2005–2007Miguel Ángel Fuentes
2007María de la Peña
2007–2008Juan Larzábal
2008Iñaki Badiola
2008–present
|}

See also
  • Real Sociedad B – 1st in Segunda División
  • Real Sociedad C – 2nd reserve team in Tercera División
  • Real Sociedad cantera – up to 19 years, in leagues including División de Honor Juvenil
  • Real Sociedad Femenino – women's team in the Primera División Femenino

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